He is reportedly 20 years old, resides in Kabul, and calls himself Bruce Hazara or the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan. Abbas Alizada not only has an uncanny resemblance to the late Kung Fu master and...
By Michael Bachelard Jakarta: For Sardar “Sammy” Hussein, barely more than a boy, the words he’s whispering under his breath have become almost a mantra: “What should I do? What should I do?” We’re sitting...
Nomad Expansion and commerce in Central Afghanistan A Sketch of Some Modern Trends By Klaus Ferdinand In 1892 the independent status of the Hazara was finally ended, for, after various revolts, they were crushed by...
Every year nomads, Kochi Taleban, attack on Behsood, Nahore, west of Kabul, and other parts of Hazarajat. Up to now, hundreds of Hazaras have been killed, and hundreds of their homes including their mosques, schools,...
By Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: Faith leaders, human rights defenders and Parliamentarians have called on the government of Pakistan to take stringent steps to bring to justice the perpetrators of heinous rape crime against Sahar...
By Mohammad Zafar Living a life without a male member is next to impossible for a woman in a male dominated society like Balochistan. However, when it comes to the Hazara women, the tale of...
By Muhammad Younas It was early morning of on 28th of October 2014. Sahar’s mother was busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen while her father, Sakhi, was getting himself ready to go to work. He...
Reported by Stephanie March CHRIS UHLMANN: The second Hazara man to be deported by the Australian Government against his will says he fears for his life in Kabul. The Immigration Department rejected the man’s claim...
By Jordan Humphreys Occasionally the government begrudgingly informs us about its “removals”. Beneath this sanitised word lies the horror of deportations. The Edmund Rice Centre, a Sydney-based social research and advocacy organisation, recently reported on...
By Raza Rumi The attack on the Hazara community in Quetta last month, which left 10 dead and many injured, comes amidst the recent spate of violence against an intensely vulnerable and ghettoised community. Pakistan’s...